The Eastern Eagles will face off against the Butler Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Eastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: North Oldham, who was ranked fifth at the time (Eastern was ranked 14th). The Eagles came up short against the Mustangs on Saturday, falling 3-0. Eastern's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Butler had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 4-1 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Butler considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Butler's victory bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3-3.
Eastern might still be hurting after the 5-2 loss they got from Butler when the teams last played back in September of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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